Kerala police among few prioritising arrest procedures, Karnataka at bottom: Survey
New Delhi: A recent study on torture in custody has revealed that police in Kerala are the most likely to follow arrest procedures, while those in Karnataka are the least compliant.
The Status of Policing in India Report 2025: Police Torture and (Un)Accountability, highlighted by Deccan Herald, showed 94 percent policemen in Kerala who participated in a survey for the study reported that procedures were always followed while 6 percent said that they are followed sometimes. None of the officers from the state indicated that arrest procedures were rarely or never followed.
In contrast, 70 percent of police officers in Karnataka said they rarely or never comply with arrest procedures, while 13 percent claimed they always follow the procedures and 17 percent said they follow them sometimes.
The study, conducted by the NGO Common Cause with support from Lokniti, CSDS, and the Lal Family Foundation, further revealed that a majority of police personnel in states like Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka felt that giving minor punishments was preferable to a legal trial.
"Odisha (82 percent), Rajasthan (77 percent) and Kerala (72 percent) are the top three states where the police personnel reported greater preference for adherence to due process, whereas in Jharkhand (55 percent), Andhra Pradesh (51 percent) and Karnataka (51 percent), they are more likely to support the route of giving minor punishment to ‘criminals’ in small/minor offences rather than following a legal trial," the study mentioned.
Additionally, the report showed that Gujarat police were most likely to justify mob violence against suspects, with 57 percent of Gujarat police officers supporting the idea "to a great extent." In contrast, those from Kerala are least likely to do so with none supporting the idea, while 27 percent of officers in Karnataka justified it.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
